ALEXANDRIA, Va., June 4 -- United States Patent no. 12,318,338, issued on June 3, was assigned to Medline Industries LP (Northfield, Ill.).
"Disposable absorbent lift device" was invented by Dan Love (Libertyville, Ill.), Scott A. Smith (Mundelein, Ill.), Steve A. Maskrey (Crystal Lake, Ill.) and Paul I. Bottcher (Lakemoor, Ill.).
According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "The present invention relates to a disposable absorbent pad comprising multiple layers. In particular, the absorbent pad of the present invention maintains skin dryness by absorbing moisture while preventing leakage to the skin or the bed linens, allowing air circulation at the surface of the patient's skin to prevent heat buildup, and i...